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Dual Y-axes charts
Last updated: Oct 09, 2024
Dual Y-axes charts
A dual Y-axes chart summarizes or plots two Y-axes variables that have different domains. For example, you can plot the number of cases on one axis and the mean salary on another. This chart can also be a mix of different graphic elements so that the dual Y-axes chart encompasses several of the different chart types. Dual Y-axes charts can display the counts as a line and the mean of each category as a bar.

Creating a simple Dual Y-axes chart

  1. In the Chart Type section, click the Dual Y-axes icon.

    The canvas updates to display a Dual Y-axes chart template.

  2. Select a variable as the X-axis variable.
  3. Select variable for the first Y-axis variable and then select a chart type to represent the variable (Bar, Line, or Scatter plot).
  4. Select variable for the second Y-axis variable and then select a chart type to represent the variable (Bar, Line, or Scatter plot).
    Note: You can use the up and down arrow controls to change the Y-axes order.
  5. Click the Save visualization in the project control to save the visualization to the project. You can select to also Create a new asset from the visualization, provide a visualization asset name, description, and chart name.
  6. Click Apply to save the visualization to the project. The new visualization asset is now available under the Assets tab.

Options

X-axis
Lists variables that are available for the chart's X-axis.
Y-axis
Lists variables that are available for the chart's dual Y-axes.
Summary
When enabled, options for selecting the method that is used for summarizing each category are displayed.
Left Y-axis summary
Sets the summary method for the Y-axis that displays on the left side of the chart. Options include Sum, Mean, Maximum, and Minimum.
Right Y-axis summary
Sets the summary method for the Y-axis that displays on the right side of the chart. Options include Sum, Mean, Maximum, and Minimum.
Normalize data
When enabled, data is transformed into a normal distribution, which allows data from multiple data sets or columns to be easily compared.
Second axis lines
When enabled, the chart's second axis line is shown.
Reorder
When enabled, the chart's data is reordered based on the X and Y axis values.
Legend orient
Sets the chart legend orientation. Available options are Horizontal, Vertical, and Vertical bottom.
Primary title
The chart title.
Subtitle
The chart subtitle, which is placed directly beneath the chart title.
Footnote
The chart footnote, which is placed beneath the chart.
XAxis label
The x-axis label, which is placed beneath the x-axis.
YAxis label
The y-axis label, which is placed above the y-axis.
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